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LUBUNYA *Everyear, Pride in Istanbul parade takes place on Istiklal Street. According to the article 34 of Contitution of the Republic of Turkey “Everyone has the right to hold unarmed and peaceful meetings and demonstration marches without prior permission”. But in last two years the Pride in Istanbul parade and LGBT people were targeted by some groups and organisations with homophobic, transphobic and hateful speech. Despite the law nobody cared about LGBT people and their lives being in danger. And even, instead of trying to protect the Pride parade, the state banned it and the police attacked with batons, tear gas and water cannons.*According to the Transgender Europe’s worldwide trans murder reports and statistics; Turkey is the first in Europe contries and ninth in the world. Hande Kader, one of the transactivists, were burned and murdered, her killer has not been found yet.*In Turkey, being a “transwoman” means violence, being a sex worker, death, sexual and political descrimination. It deeply hurts us all. And we know that we are much more crowded and much more beautiful then they knew.*Lubunca, still exists as a private language, which has commonly known in LGBT community and society, since the Ottoman period. In nowadays it means #queer aswelll.*#Lubunya, as a story, tells about a transwoman Burcak (27), who’s trying to find a proper way to be able to exist and live a happy meaningful life. *There’s no doubt that Istiklal Street is boring and has no colour without LGBT people on it.